Skip to main content

Correspondence concerning the Miners' Solidarity Fund, March 1989-July 1990

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 15
Reference code: 467/1/2/12

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Blunkett and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) concerning payments to be made to out of work miners from the Miners' Solidarity Fund, of which Blunkett was a trustee. Also contains correspondence concerning the Lightman Enquiry into allegations made by the Daily Mirror and Central Television relating to the finances of the NUM and payments received from Libya and the USSR, including correspondence between Blunkett and Arthur Scargill, President of the NUM, concerning the allegations.

Dates

  • Creation: March 1989-July 1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available in the reading room by appointment.

Extent

1 Folder(s) (13 items)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299